SCALE OF COMMISSIONS ADOPTED BY THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Purchasing Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton ... Purchasing Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton if as returns for Goods sold Purchasing all other Goods and Produce, Ships, and Real Estate Purchasing Bullion ...
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Selling Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cottou
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Selling all other Goods and Produce, Ships, and Real Estate Inspecting Silk or Tea
Guaranteeing Sales and Remittances when required... Guaranteeing Sales alone
Drawing or indorsing Bills of Exchange
Drawing or negotiating Bills of Exchange without recourse
Realizing Bullion or Bills of Exchange
Remitting the proceeds of Bullion or Bills of Exchange
Paying and Receiving Money in current account Paying Ships' Disbursements
Collecting Freight
Obtaining Freight or Charter
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Obtaining Freight or Charter and collecting same freight
Adjusting Insurance Claims
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Effecting Insurance; on the insured amount...
Prosecuting or defending successfully claims either at law or by arbitration Prosecuting or defending unsuccessfully
Managing Estates and Collecting Rents...
Transhipping and Forwarding Jewellery and Bullion Landing or Transhipping Cargo .. Transhipping and Forwarding Opium Goods withdrawn or re-shipped
Granfing letters of credit
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Brokerage on Bills and Bullion, buying and selling Brokerage on Produce and general Merchandise Ship Brokerage
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Brokerage on Shares, on subscribed capital of up to $250...
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$3 per chest.
half commission.
1 per cent.
per cent. from seller.
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1 per cent. from consignees. S per share from each party. ...$1
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The foregoing Rates to be exclusive of Shroffage at the Rate of $1 per mil, and Brokerage when paid.
REVISED CHARGES ADOPTED BY THE SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL Meeting held 28TH MARCH, 1888
ACCOUNT SALES CHARGES.
Landing Charges, Godown
Boat and Coolie Hire.
Rent 1st month
After
1st month
per month.
Cotton and Fancy Goods, per bale of 50 pieces.........
Drills,
Spanish Stripes and Camlets....
Velvets and Velveteens
Wines and Stores
Long Ells, Lustres, Orleans, aud Lastings
Lead, Iron, and other Metals
Sugar, Rice, Paper, Pepper, and Seaweed..... Sapanwood and Sandalwood
Oil,
Cauds.
30
20
30 "
*
10
......per piece
3
2
1
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2
"
14
1
.per case
40
20
10
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25
10
32
"
per picul
2
39
2
2
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...per tub
4
Rattans
Window Glass
Raw Cotton
Coals and Landing Charges and storing Flints
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not exceeding 1 month, per ton Exceeding 1 month, per ton,
Fire Insurance, & per cent. for first month.
Municipal Dues, as charged by the Municipal Council.
...per pical per box ...per bale
10
5
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6
4
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20
15
10
10 si sa ci si ca 20.2
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3 mace.
...........1
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